Rangpur Division is a first-level administrative division of Bangladesh and covers the northernmost part of the country, with about 18 million people in an area of around 16,000 square kilometres. It shares borders with the Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions and with the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya, and the Teesta and Jamuna rivers run through it. It consists of eight districts and 58 upazilas, with one city corporation, 21 pourasavas and 536 union councils. Rangpur city is its administrative headquarters and largest city; other major cities are Dinajpur and Saidpur. The 2022 census counted 17,610,956 people. Part of the area was conquered by the Mughals in 1575 and came wholly under their empire in 1686. Agriculture, with rice, potatoes and sugarcane, remains important, and the division was long considered the poorest in Bangladesh.
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Demographics, 2022 census
According to the 2022 census, Rangpur Division has a total population of 17,610,956
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within an area of around 16,000 km2
Part Of: Bangladesh, Lead, country
is a first-level administrative division of Bangladesh
On Continent: Asia, Lead, country (continent follows from Bangladesh)
is a first-level administrative division of Bangladesh
Has Capital: Rangpur, Lead, headquarters
Rangpur City is the administrative headquarter and the largest city.
Largest City Of: Rangpur, Lead, largest city
Rangpur City is the administrative headquarter and the largest city.
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